Thihapate of Tagaung

Thihapate of Tagaung (Burmese: သီဟပတေ့, [θìha̰pətḛ]; also known as Nga Nauk Hsan (ငနောက်ဆံ, [ŋə naʊ̯ʔ sʰàɴ]); d. November 1400) was governor of Tagaung from 1367 to 1400. The powerful governor of the northernmost vassal state of Ava was a brother-in-law of King Swa Saw Ke, and had even served as a tutor to Crown Prince Tarabya. In 1380/81, he was even considered by King Swa Saw Ke as a candidate to become king of Arakan although he was ultimately passed over.

Thihapate of Tagaung

Thihapate of Tagaung (Burmese: သီဟပတေ့, [θìha̰pətḛ]; also known as Nga Nauk Hsan (ငနောက်ဆံ, [ŋə naʊ̯ʔ sʰàɴ]); d. November 1400) was governor of Tagaung from 1367 to 1400. The powerful governor of the northernmost vassal state of Ava was a brother-in-law of King Swa Saw Ke, and had even served as a tutor to Crown Prince Tarabya. In 1380/81, he was even considered by King Swa Saw Ke as a candidate to become king of Arakan although he was ultimately passed over.